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Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Photo by roemer1
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

this might bee important to note, it has 4 back toes instead of 3... 4 toed box? if that even exists...

Species ID Suggestions

ornate box turtle

terrapene ornata ornata

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

Comments (3)

thank you BrianEdmond for the 2nd time
Some three-toeds have four toes. The lack of a pattern on the plastron rules out ornates, which have patterns on the plastron (bottom shell) similar to the pattern on the carapace (top shell).
thank you Jameiwgoodspeed

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